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Originally Posted by VCuomo That is completely incorrect. How so? I've built full race engines with huge clearances and they've maybe consumed a quart of oil in a 3000 mile

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Old 10-08-2010, 01:11 PM   #11 (permalink)
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That is completely incorrect.
How so? I've built full race engines with huge clearances and they've maybe consumed a quart of oil in a 3000 mile interval. We're seeing factory-fresh engines here with tight emissions-and-paper-performance-oriented clearances consuming twice that. How is that acceptable?
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